The US Air Force and US Army agreed on new safety procedures to help prevent another collision between army UAS and Air Force planes. Continue reading
USAF: Keeping UAS links is Tough
Keeping control and data links with UAS in contested airspace remains a tough problem — and one that needs solving before the US Air Force can develop a next-generation Reaper, the service’s intelligence chief said October 28 at the C4ISR Conference, Arlington, Virginia. Continue reading
UK Police Force Loses UAS in River Crash
An unmanned aircraft once hailed by police as the future of crime-fighting has been declared ‘lost at sea’ after crashing in to the River Mersey. Continue reading
K-Max Rocks !
Just ahead of its first deployment to Afghanistan next month, Kaman posted this promo of their K-Max Unmanned Aircraft System, which they now call an “Unmanned Aerial Truck”. Continue reading
Oktokopter Helps Find Drought Resistant Soy Beans
Crop Physiologist Larry Purcell, left, and programme manager Andy King prepare the oktokopter for a preprogrammed flight over soybean test plots at the Arkansas Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Fayetteville, Ark.
Crop physiologist Larry Purcell is employing unmanned aerial reconnaissance to study 1,200 research plots for traits that may help the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture develop drought-tolerant soybean varieties. Continue reading
German Defence Cuts Include Heron and Eurohawk
Bowing under economical burden the German Government plans deep cuts in defence spending, dramatically reducing planned procurement of main weapon systems and platforms. Continue reading
US Homeland Security Department Plans to Cover Entire Canada Border by UAS Flights
The Homeland Security Department plans to fly sensor-mounted unmanned aircraft along a greater expanse of the 5,500-mile border with Canada to spot illegal activity, DHS officials told members of Congress last Friday. Continue reading
Denel Offers Complete Piracy Solution for South African Waters
Denel Dynamics Seeker 400
South Africa’s Denel has developed a range of products and services to combat the scourge of piracy along the African coastline. Continue reading